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Why You’ll Never Succeed By Taking Time "Off" Each Year: OUTseason vs. OFFSeason

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Type A Triathletes Don’t Want Down Time What is “time off’ for the Type A triathlete after a long, arduous season with several key races and many other training events? Many will “relax” by doing a Marathon (or four, on back-to-back-to-back-to-back days!); or maybe they will compete in some kind of 24-hour run relay (Reach…

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Grit Happens: The True Story of One Woman's Stunning Display of Determination

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Something a little different for you this time: A riveting guest post from Keri Boyle, the writer/athlete behind www.thetri-inglife.com. This story really got us at EN thinking about what it truly means to have determination and endurance.  Runner By Garry Knight I’ve meant to tell this story forever. But time sped by and the details became murky.…

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Three Ways Triathletes Can Handle the Upcoming Holiday Week

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There are few darker / harder times of the year than when the average, endorphin-obsessed athlete can’t exercise. Somehow having time off but not being able to exercise is almost worse than being injured…but don’t let your healthy obsession steer you wrong this holiday season. Here are a few positive ways to handle the down…

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Triathlete Volume Strategy III: The Big Triathlon Week

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Ed Note: This three part series will look at how age group triathletes can build in volume to reap the benefits of going longer without compromising their current training cycles. This is Part 3 of 3. In Part One of this series, we covered the overall benefits of adding volume to your endurance training regime…

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